Teaching an Enriched Primary Gymnastics Curriculum
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan, teach and assess primary gymnastics.
Teaching gymnastics is in line with the primary curriculum. It can be transformative in its impact on a child’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social development. And yet initial teacher training focuses very little on the subject. As a result, there’s a huge lack of confidence amongst primary school teachers when it comes to delivering a skill-based gymnastics curriculum. But with the developmental benefits it offers, gymnastics is an essential sport to teach primary school pupils. That’s where this course comes in.
Created by Ryan Bradley, former international gymnast and founder and director of RB Gym & Sport, this course gives you the knowledge, skills and confidence to teach an enriched skill-based gymnastics curriculum.
You have several options when it comes to taking this course. You can complete the full course, module 1, module 2 & 3, or our FREE mini-course.
Free mini-course:
Course introduction
Unit 1: KS1 Warm-ups
Meet course creator and leader Ryan Bradley, founder and director of RB Gym & Sport. Ryan introduces you to RB Gym & Sport, their philosophy, the aims of the course and what you’ll achieve.
This free mini-course gives you access to module 1 unit 1 which focuses on warm-ups for KS1.
Learn what a great warm-up looks like, how to create a themed warm-up for gymnastics and the benefits of warming up.
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Taking the full course:
• Develops your knowledge and understanding of primary gymnastics skills and progressions
• Increases your confidence and ability to teach and physically support gymnastics elements
• Supports the planning and assessment of gymnastics in your primary school
Module 1: KS1 Gymnastics
Unit 1: KS1 Warm-ups and cool-downs
Unit 2: KS1 Floor skills
Unit 3: KS1 Vaulting
Unit 4: KS1 Sequencing
Unit 5: KS1 Planning and assessment
Developing fundamental movement skills is a key tenant of the KS1 national curriculum. Lessons need to teach children agility, balance and coordination.
That’s why it’s essential to make gymnastics a part of your school’s PE curriculum. The moves, exercises and activities that make up gymnastics help children to understand the way their bodies move, and how these movements can be coordinated and controlled.
Module 1 of this course develops your understanding, ability and confidence in teaching KS1 gymnastics, so you can support children in mastering these critical movements and skills.
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Module 2: KS2 Gymnastics
Unit 1: KS2 Warm-ups and cool downs
Unit 2: KS2 Floor Skills
Unit 3: KS2 Vaulting
Unit 4: Implementing rhythmic, acrobatic and sequencing in KS2
Unit 5: KS2 Planning and Assessment
Module 2 takes you through KS2 gymnastics skills and progressions.
Completing the module gives you the knowledge and ability to plan, teach and assess lessons that develop children’s technique, flexibility, balance, strength and control; all skills called for by the KS2 national curriculum, and all skills important for children to lead active and healthy lives.
Module 3: Challenging your High-Ability Pupils
Unit 1: Advanced Floor Skills
Unit 2: Advanced Vaulting Skills
In module 3 the focus is on advanced gymnastics skills. Looking at advanced floor skills and advanced vaulting skills, you will gain the knowledge, confidence and ability to deliver lessons that challenge your higher-ability pupils, supporting their continued progression.
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Chris Sellars, Sports Co-Ordinator at Wallace Fields Junior School, Epsom, UK.
Great course! I have been teaching PE for over 10 years and had experience working alongside Gymnastic coaches collecting new ideas along the way. This course fits neatly into primary curriculum gymnastics and provided me with a wealth of new ideas to challenge and progress all children no matter what level of ability they are. Being able to easily revisit units of the course before teaching a gymnastic discipline has really helped to ingrain my understanding and confidence. This is not only a course but a crucial resource for teaching gymnastics in schools.
Lizzie Kirk, Educator, JB Sport Coaching, Lissington, Lincoln, UK.
I found the course very useful within my job role coaching in schools and having a little one I was able to complete the course in my own time which was a real plus. I am already confident in teaching gymnastics, but the modules were able to expand my knowledge, especially when it comes to the differentiation in rolls, and cartwheels. Attention to details in the videos gave me some great ideas for my more advanced children that I teach in my lessons. The Aspire:ED team were fantastic in supporting me, with quick responses and good communication.
